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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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